Modern Persian form of Avestan
Yima Kshaeta, which meant "shining
JAM". This was the name of a mythological king of Persia. He is known as either
Jamshid or
Jam, where
Jamshid is a combination of his original name and an honourific.
| JAM male Persian MythologyPersian form of Avestan Yima, possibly meaning either "twin" or "river". This was the name of a mythological king, more commonly called Jamshid. |